Bulge
Pronunciation: bŭlj
| n. | 1. | The bilge or protuberant part of a cask. | |||
| 2. | A swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, esp. when caused by pressure; | ||||
| 3. | (Naut.) The bilge of a vessel. See Bilge, 2.
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| v. i. | 1. | To swell or jut out; to bend outward, as a wall when it yields to pressure; to be protuberant; | |||
| 2. | To bilge, as a ship; to founder. | ||||
| Noun | 1. |  bulge - something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a formSynonyms: excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, protrusion, protuberance, bump, prominence |
| Verb | 1. | bulge - swell or protrude outwards; "His eyes bulged with surprise" |
| 2. | bulge - bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge Synonyms: bag | |
| 3. | bulge - bulge outward; "His eyes popped" | |
| 4. | bulge - cause to bulge or swell outwards Synonyms: bulk |